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Trump sues Bob Woodward for releasing audio of their interviews without permission

Former President Donald Trump is suing Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward over Woodward's latest book, The Trump Tapes. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Audi Canada and Scott Eisen/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Trump sues Bob Woodward for releasing audio of their interviews without permission

The former president has made good on his threat to sue the Washington Post reporter over his use of interview recordings. The lawsuit seeks nearly $50 million in damages.

Monday

Trump and the Justice Department have submitted picks for a special master. Now what?

President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, pictured in Palm Beach, Fla., in 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Law

Trump and the Justice Department have submitted picks for a special master. Now what?

The sides disagree on whether there should be a special master at all, and how the document review actually should work. Former U.S. attorney Chuck Rosenberg discusses their possible considerations.

Trump and the Justice Department have submitted picks for a special master. Now what?

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Thursday

Trump's social media company dealt another setback in road to stock market listing

Former President Trump created the Trump Media & Technology Group, which includes Truth Social, after he was banned from Twitter. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Trump's social media company dealt another setback in road to stock market listing

The Trump social media company, of which Truth Social is a part of, is hoping to raise more money by merging with a blank check company, but it's faced delays, and legal and regulatory scrutiny.

Tuesday

Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

Among the stars being questioned under oath for Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox News are Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Maria Bartiromo. Banners bearing their images hang from Fox Corp. headquarters in New York City, first, second and fourth from left, respectively. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.

Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

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Friday

An attempted attack on an FBI office raises concerns about violent far-right rhetoric

FBI agents document evidence outside a bureau field office in Kenwood, Ohio, on Aug. 11, after an armed man tried to breach the building. He fled and was later killed by law enforcement, authorities said. WKEF/WRGT via AP hide caption

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Investigations

An attempted attack on an FBI office raises concerns about violent far-right rhetoric

Far-right extremists escalated their violent rhetoric after an FBI search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. An attempted breach of an Ohio FBI office has those tracking extremism worried.

Thursday

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

Supporters of President Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

Fresh Air

Robert Costa's book Peril, which he co-wrote with Bob Woodward, goes inside Trump's war room on the eve of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Costa says the 2024 election could trigger a constitutional crisis.

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

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Tuesday

Thanks partly to the pandemic, Donald Trump has dropped off the Forbes 400 list

Former President Donald Trump holds a Save America rally in Perry, Ga., in September. Trump is unlikely to take falling off the Forbes 400 wealthiest Americans in stride. Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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Thanks partly to the pandemic, Donald Trump has dropped off the Forbes 400 list

Trump, who has reportedly long been obsessed with his ranking on the annual list, has lost $600 million since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the magazine says.

Saturday

Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A 'Witch Hunt'

The Senate has voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on an impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection. In a statement, Trump thanked his legal team and members of Congress "who stood proudly for the Constitution." Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Aftermath: Updates

Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A 'Witch Hunt'

In a statement issued shortly after a final vote in the Senate on a charge of inciting an insurrection, Trump said the "movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun."

Trump Impeachment Trial Verdict: How Senators Voted

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney arrives at the Capitol for the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Saturday. Romney was one of the seven GOP senators who voted to convict. Stefani Reynolds/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Aftermath: Updates

Trump Impeachment Trial Verdict: How Senators Voted

Democrats did not gain enough Republican support to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection, but seven GOP senators did break with their own party. See the vote breakdown.

Friday

Trump's Legal Team Points To 2017 Attempt To Block Election Certification As Defense

Michael van der Veen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks to the Senate floor through the Senate Reception room on the fourth day of the Senate Impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Aftermath: Updates

Trump's Legal Team Points To 2017 Attempt To Block Election Certification As Defense

In 2017, several House Democrats stood and objected to the certification of then President-elect Trump's electoral victory. Then-Vice President Biden was presiding.

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